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House Speaker John Boehner told Republicans that there was no "secret conspiracy" to push through immigration reform, and he blamed President Barack Obama for the legislature's failure to tackle the issue. A lack of trust in the president left lawmakers with little appetite for reform, Boehner said in a private meeting. "He was crystal clear," said Rep. Steve Southerland. "President Obama is the reason we don't have immigration [reform]."

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House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, says he has warned President Barack Obama against executive action on immigration. He said he told the president that executive action would kill immigration reform and "jeopardize other issues as well."

President Barack Obama said he's determined to push ahead with using his executive authority to implement immigration reforms, despite warnings from GOP lawmakers that such action would be "a red flag in front of a bull." Republicans are free to push ahead with immigration reform on their own terms, Obama said. "The minute they pass a bill that addresses the problems with immigration reform, I will sign it and it supersedes whatever actions I take," he added.

House Speaker John Boehner said that if President Barack Obama ignores Republican objections and uses executive power to reform immigration, Obama will "burn himself." However, Boehner wouldn't say whether Republicans will offer a solution.

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